Manuscript Collection: MC006

Size: 5 items

Boxes: n/a

OCLC No: 45966733

Acquisition: Mrs. John Banks, 1949

Restrictions on Access: None

Terms Governing Use: Open for research by appointment.

Processed by: Sarah Canby Jackson, 2001

Publication Rights: Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Citation: [Identification of Item], Claiborne and Pendleton Rector Papers, MC006, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

Creator Sketch:

Brothers Claiborne and Pendleton Rector migrated to Texas in 1830 and settled in what is now Brazoria County. Pendleton served in Captain John Austin’s company in the Battle of Velasco in 1832 and participated in the siege of Bexar in 1835. Both Claiborne and Pendleton enlisted in Captain Patton’s company on March 1, 1836 and fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. They continued to serve until September 1, 1836 in Captain Byrd Lockhardt’s spy company.

Claiborne Rector married twice and had three children by his first wife. He died March 23, 1873, in Lavernia, Wilson County, Texas.

Pendleton Rector married Mary Jane Bridges in 1848, with whom he ad two children. They lived in Prairie Lea, Caldwell County, Texas, where he died March 10, 1888.

Bibliography:

Dixon, Sam Houston and Louis Wiltz Kemp. The Heroes of San Jacinto. Houston: Anson

Jones Press, 1932.

"RECTOR, CLAIBORNE." The Handbook of Texas Online.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/RR/frebt.html

Scope and Content Note:

This small collection of five items, two letters, a tax receipt, a certificate of military service, and a Texas Veteran’s Association membership certificate, constitute a brief glimpse into the lives of two San Jacinto veterans during and immediately following the Texas Colonial Period. Of particular interest are the two letters (1831 and 1832) which comment on the richness of the Texas land and the current political and military situations while urging relatives to join the Rectors in Texas. The 1832 letter refers to Santa Anna by name.

Manuscript Collection: MC006

Size: 5 items

Boxes: n/a